Pioneers shatter expectations, widen boundaries, and reveal new possibilities in life.

Whether the work was inspired from being on a ship or inside of a studio, pioneers act on their internal, immutable desires to create work that matters.

Pioneers have a relentless drive to create against all odds. We look towards pioneers to bring us to new discoveries, domains, and knowledge about ourselves. Our speaker this month is someone who does just that.

Shabnam Shiwan is partner and creative director at Osborne Shiwan, a design studio focussed on strategically led creative. One of Aotearoa’s most celebrated designers, Shabnam works with some of our top brands and companies, breaking ground with her design approach and work.

As design director at Alt Group and Saatchi & Saatchi Design Worldwide, she has created many memorable projects for a diverse range of clients such as Fisher & Paykel Social Kitchen, Blackgrace, Child Labor Free, Auckland Theatre Company campaigns, Auckland Museum, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Better by Design, Delverde, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.

Shabnam has considerable experience, working with a diverse range of clients including ASB Bank, Spark New Zealand, O2TODAY, Ryder, Auckland Museum, Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, Better by Design, Delverde, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Her work has been recognised in New Zealand’s Best Awards and AGDA (Australia), for which she has also been a judge, as well as internationally, in the Red Dot Awards (Germany), Clio (USA), ADC (USA), TDC (USA), AIGA (USA) and One Show (USA).

Shabnam’s current work includes design for some of New Zealand’s most iconic creative brands including the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, Deadly Ponies, Atamira Dance Company and Karen Walker.

Tickets will be released Friday 20 October at 11am. 

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